Composite railway-rail tie.



J. G. HILL. COMPOSITE RAILWAY RAIL TIE.

APPLICATION FILED .TUNE 7, 1909.

Patented Oct. 5, 1909.

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COMPOSITE RAILWAY-RAIL TIE.

Specification of Letters Yatent.

Y Patented Oct. .5, 1909.,

Application filed June 7, 1909. Serial No. 500,680.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, JOHN G. HILL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Composite Railway-Rail rlies; and l do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

rThis invention relates to the type of com; posite ties that are composed principally of. concrete comprising sand' and cement and also gravel if desired,`orv other suitable material molded to shape in plastic condition in suitable molds, and metallic parts securely anchored in the concrete substance, together with adjustable and removable metallic parts for securing the rails to the ties, the invention having reference particularly to the metallic reinforcing of the concrete body parts of the ties and to the devices for securing the rails tothe ties.

The objects of the invention are to provide improved railway rail-ties that may bel constructed or produced at reasonable cost, and which will be reliable, durable, and economical in use, and be adapted to support and tie rails ofvvarious sizes and weights.

With the above-mentioned and other objects in view, the invention consists in an improved composite railway-rail-tie comprising a concrete body part having metallicplates secured to the end portions thereof, the plates having recessed partsv having rail seats, wedge-shaped clamps adapted to secure the rails on their seats, and. bolts for holding therclamps in operative positions; and the invention consists furtherv in the novel parts, and in the combinations. and arrangements of parts, as hereinafter particularly describedv and then defined in the V accompanying claims.

' Referring to the drawings, Figure l, is a top plan of one of the improved ties on which are secured fragments of tw-o railway rails;` Fig. 2, a longitudinal vertical sectional view on the line A A in Fig. l; Fig. 3, a transverse sectional view approximately on the line B B in Fig. l; Fig. 4, a fragmentarysectional view also on the line A A in Fig. i on] an enlarged scale; Fig. 5, a vertical sectional view of one of the metallic as above indicated.

plates having the rail seat therein also on the line A A in Fiom l; Fig. 6, an inverted perspective view of the'plate and anchors thereof; Fig. 7, a fragmentary side elevation ofthe tie and end view of one of the rails that is slightly larger in proportion to the tie than the rails shown in the preceding figures; and Fig. S, a perspective View of one of the Wedge-shaped clamps.

Similar reference characters in the different figures ofthe drawings indicate like parts or features of construction referred to herein. ,I As preferablyfy` constructed the tie has a plane faced under side or botto1n1two sloping sides Wand- 3` anda 'ii-e'lativel upper sideor top 4, the body part being composed of suitable plastic y narrow 5 thereof anaterial Two similarliplates 6 and 7 are bedded in the top of the bbdy part. at opposite ends thereof, so that their upper faces are Hush with the upper faces of the body. part, the middle portions of the plates having recesses or depressions S, S', on which to support the rails. The plates may be suitably composed of steel castings or such other material'as may be preferred, and at opposite sides of the rail seats are inclined parts9 and 9 facing downward toward the upper faces of the depressed portions of the plates, each plate having a pair of opposing4 ears 10 and 10 extending upward from the inclined parts and having bolt holes 11 and 11 respectively therein. The top of the plate preferably has' recesses 12 and 12 therein adjacent to the ears to receive theheads of the bolts and also for strengthening the plates at the bases of the ears, and as will be seen especially in Figs. 5, (3 and 7 more clearly there are recesses below the ears into which the iianges of the rails may extend, the recesses being of sufficient capacity to also receive the wedge-shaped portions'of the clampson the tops of the rail flanges. One end of each plate preferably extends to an end of the body part and has a liange 13 or 13 thereon bedded in the end of the body part. `The under side of each plate has a suitable number of eyes, as 14, 14', 1 4, near one end portion thereof, and similar eyes, as l5, l5', 15, near the opposite end portion thereof, and another eye 16 or 16 at the lat- Lerend of the under side'of the plate. AA suitable number of anchors, as 17, 17, are connected to some of the eyes, and shorter anchors 18, 18, are connected to other eyes and embedded in the body part in which are embedded also horizontal rods or bars 19, 19, to which the longer anchors are connected, and another rod or bar 19 to which the relatively shorter anchors are connected, the arrangement being .such that the longer anchors extend nearer to the bottom of the body part than the shorter anchors, and the shorter anchors are arranged in a -vertical plane between the planes of the longer anchors. Preferably a tie-rod 20 is connected to the eyes 16 and 16 of the two plates of the tie and embedded in the body part.

Four wedge-shaped clamps, as 2l or 21, are provided for each tie and adapted to enter the recesses under the inclined portions 9, 9, each clamp having a shank 22 or 22 in which is a bolt-hole 23, and at the upper end of which is a projection 2li or 24 adapted to be placed in contact with the upper portion of either ear on the plate. Each tie has four clamp-bolts, there being apair of bolts, as 25, 25', for each pair of clamps and inserted in the bolt-holes that are in the ears and in the shanks of the clamps, the heads 26, 26, extending into the recessesl2`, 12, land seated against the outer sides of the ears, so that the threaded ends of the bolts extend inward each toward the other andphave nuts 274 or 27 thereonlto engage the sides of the shanks that are opposite the rails 2S, 28,"which are seated'on the depressed portions 8, 8', of the plates with their lianges 29, 29, held sc-.

Ycurely on the rail seats by the wedge-shaped clamps. 1

When placing the ties in position on the road-bed the clamps and bolts are removed from the ties and then the rails are placed on the rail seats. In some cases the rails may be of suitable base width so that they may be lowered between the pairs of ears, but if the rails be broader than the space between 4the ears the rails may be tilted over slightly, so that either flange 29 or 29 may be lowered in advance of the opposite flange andginserted under the inclined parts sutliciently to permit the opposite flange to pass down against the opposite ears to the rail seats. The clamps and bolts are lthen con nected to the ears loosely and the track-gage applied to the rails, and .then the clamps are adjusted after bringing the rails to the proper gage. The clamp bolts are tightened, so as to draw the Wedgeshaped portions of the clamps against the under sides of the i'nclined parts 9 and 9 and against the inclined tops of the rail flanges, soas to securely wedge the rail flanges and prevent lateral movement of the rails in either direction.A It is obvious'that various sizes of clamps may be provided if desired to correspond to diffe-rent sizes of rails, or in some,

'parts extending partially over the seat, each.

cases one size ofl clamp may be used with diile'rent sizes of rails.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. A rail-tie including a pair' of plates having each a rail seat and integral inclined 7G plate having also opposing ears extending upward from the inclined'parts, wedges to engage the inclined parts and provided with Shanks to coperate with the ears, and means for connecting the Shanks to the ears to hold the wedges against the inclined parts.

2. A rail-tie including a pair of plates having each a depressed rail seat and vopposing recesses at opposite sides of the seat, each plate having also opposing ears extending upward above the recesses, wedges insertible into the'recesses, and means for connecting the wedges. to the ears to hold the wedges in the recesses.

' 3. A rail-tie including a body part, a pair of plates bedded in and anchored to the body part and having rail seats and inclined'parts extending partially over the seam, the plates having also apertured ears .extending np-v ward from the inclined parts, wedges toen gage the inclined parts and haring apen tured Shanks thereon, and bolts connectie the Shanks removably to the ears.

Ll. A rail-tie including a body pari pair of'plates on the body part andhai seats, a tie-rod embedded in thebed and'connected to the'plates, a rods embedded inthe body part, a of anchors connected to the to the rods, apertured ears on the nopposite sidesor' the seats, clamps the seats and having apertured sharks ep site the ears, and bolts connecting the Shanks removablyto the ears. y

5. A rail-tie including abody part having i a relatively narrow top' and sloping sides, two rods embedded in the lower portion and one rod embedded in the upper portion of the Abody part, two plates having rail and bedded in the topoi"` the body part, each plate having two opposing a rtured ears n thereon and recesses belowte ears,

plates having kalso each a plurality ot' eyes on the under side thereof, a plurality of anchors connected to the eyes and also tothe. rods, z' wedge-shaped clamps extending'into the cesses and havingapertured Shanks provided with lprojections engaging the' ears, and bolts connecting .the Shanks. to the ears.

In testimony whereof, Ialli'x my signature $.20 in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN' G. HELL.

Witnesses:

HARRY D. Pierson, E. T. SILvros. 

